Wagon.



R. A. SALE.

- WAGON. APPLICATION FILED OCT-19,19H- RENEWED FEB. 26,1916.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

R. A- SALE.

WAGON. APPucAnoN FILED MT. 19, I911. RENEWED FEB. 26. 1916.

178,106. Paten'bedApr. 4,1916' -2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

HIIIIHHIIIHHLIR ROBERT A. SALE, (3F HXGH POINT. liiillTZ-EJH CAHDLINA,

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Application filed October 19, 1911, Serial No.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT A. SAL-s, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Highloinhin the county of Guiliorrl end State of li orth Caroline, have invented s new and useful Wages, of which the fol lowing is a specification. V

It is the object of this invention to provide, in a wagon, a novel form of skeio which may be fashioned at small eost wool from inexpensive materials, to be applied. with a minimum efiort, and having novel means whereby, zit once, the .skein will be prevented from rotating and the longitudinal edges of the skein Will be prevented from separating, the skein being a tubular structure which is split longitudinally so that it may readily be wrepipezl erouncl/the axle.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will eppeer es the desorigtion proceeds, the invention resides in the combinotion and arrangement of ysrts and. in the details of construction hereinafter ole soribecl end. claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise emboaliment of invention herein rliselosecl can be made Witl in the scope of'what is eleimeol without ole parting from. the spirit of the invention.

in the accompanying (lreWings,--Figure 1 shows the invention in perspective; 2 is e longitudinal section, parts being broken away, ami ports appearing in elevation; Fig. 3 is a. sectional elevation of one of the is employed in forming the axle bearings; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section or" the rear axle and the rear axle cep; Big. 6 is 11 side elevation of the Wheelgliig. 7 is a transverse section of the Wheel; Fig. 8 is a plan 01% the blank which is useii in fashioning; the bear- 511g of the Wheel, and in fashioning the beering which is inserted into the forward end of the reach; Fig. 9 is a, plan of the blank which is employecl in fashioning the hearing for the front axle post; Fig. 10 is eseetionel elevation of the front axle post, parts being broken away; and Fi 11 is fragmentel perspective of the rear encl of the tongue.

The (levies herein (lisolosed be made in any size and may be adapted for many purposes. In the present instance, it is shown in the form of ohilds wagon oi sim- E pie construotion.

The Wagon includes at body, rlenotecl gentit? Seecificetion or letters Patent.

axles; Fig. 4 is 9. plan of the blank which ouafl tw. Renewed February 2-6, Eterlef. No. ill,?63.

erelly by the numeral 1, the body comprising s seat portion and a narrow reach. 3.

n n L r n In the lower or the portion. or

the sooly 1 there z transverse groove -3.

adapted to receive e. tongue upstanding i'rom i in numeral 1- into these ope-sings insert err :1 bolt or otlser oonneeting cl merit,

serving at lower end. 2. out 15-, so

tion oi the bocly l, o 9 and he axle 12 to ton ees smi imerloelcerl bolster 6, ti gether, grooves Wlll be ma' \i relation.

Super-posed upon eiirl secured. to the for were]. {l of tie resell 3 is reinforeing block lZ'. There is e opening through the reinforcing block 1 said through the for Ward end. the rea h 3, and into this operr ing is inserted 2. tubular bearing denoted generally by the numeral 1 lfhis bearing 18 is fashioned from o. rectangular blank 1.9., shown in The blank 19 is rolled into tubular form, but its longitudinal edges are not eonriceterl is any manner. The tubular bearing thus formed, is inserted into the opening; through the reinforcing: block 17 and throsgl'l the reach 3, the beefing being butt-ended e machine. This operstio. will result in the blank yielding its Weakest points, to form slits 20 ami. tongues 21 in the encl edges of the blank, the-tongues 2i beaii'en clown fiat upon the upper ssrfaee of the block 1'? and upon the lower surface of the reach 3, as shown at 22.

The numeral 23 indicates generally, the .torivercl eonstiteting a supporting element for the forward Wheels. Disposed rectenguler v with reseeot to the axle 23 is an axle post or ,rting element 2%, the lower end 01" wl .el'i is straddled upon. the axle 23, showrrat 25, the pest 9.4. and the eel being seesrerl rigidly together. The upper seal of the axle post 24% is IfilillCGCl in diameter'to form a circular spindle 26, the

upper end of which is flattened as shown at spindle 26.

27, and bifurcated. Through the flattened end 27 of the axle post an opening 28 extends.

The spindle 26 is surrounded by a tubular bearing, denoted by the numeral 29. This bearing 29 is fashioned from a blank 30, of rectangular contour, as shown in Fig. 9. One of the shorter end edges of the blank 30 is equipped With a series of pointed teeth 31. The blank 30 is Wrapped around the spindle 2G to form the bearing 29, the longitudinal edges of the blank 30 remaining disconnected. One end of the bearing 29 is driven into the axle post proper 2i, as shown at 32, the teeth 31 facilitating the driving operation, and also serving to prevent the bearing 29 from rotating upon the spindle 26 of the axle post. A .Washer 38 rests upon the upper end of the axle post 2%,

about the spindle 26. The bearing 29 is in.

serted inside of the bearing 18, whereby the axle post :24- is rotatably assembled with the forward end of the vehicle.

The tongue Set may be equipped at its free end with a transverse handle 35, a bearing plate 36 being bent around the other end of the tongue. The bearing plate 36 isheld in place in any desired manner upon the tongue 34-, and through the bearing plate 36 and through the tongue 34. there is an opening 37, adapted to be alined With the opening 28 in the bifurcations 27 of the A pivot pin 38 is inserted through the openings 28 and .37, to permit a tilting movement of the tongue 34.

Both of the axles 12 and terminate in spindles 4L7, surrounded by tubular bearings 89. These bearings are fashioned from a. fiat metal blank -10, all of the bearing blanks being, of course, of metal. The blank 40, as shown in Fig. -l is of rectangular contour. Upon one of its shorter end edges, a series of pointedteeth ll are formed. The blank a0 is rolled into tubular form and placed about the spindle ft? the longitudinal edges of the blank 40 being free and unconnected. Thetoothed end of the bearing thus constructed, is driven into the axle proper, as

' clearly shown in Fig. 3, the teeth l1 facilitating the driving operation, these teeth, moreover, serving to prevent the bearing 39 from rotating upon the spindle 47. During the driving of the bearing 39 to place, the hearing will split as shown at 4: 2 to form a series of tongues The driving of the hearing will serve to beat the tongues 43 down ilat'upon the end of the spindle 47, as shown at ia"). The numeral 44: indicates that end of the hearing which is thus inserted into the axle. The end of the axle .proper, adjacent the spindle all, is SI'UTLOLIZHlto the opposite faces of which Wooden hubs 49 are applied. In fashioning the bearing 51 for the Wheel, the blank 19, shown'in Fig. 8, and hereinbefore described, is employed. This blank 19 is rolled into tubular form, its longitudinal edges being free and unconnected. This tubular element is then inserted through the hubs 49 and through the disk 48, the tongues 21 being beaten down upon the outer faces of the hubs 49, as indicated at 50. Into the periphery of the disk 48, pins 52 are radially inserted. These pins 52 extend from a point adjacent the periphery ofthe wheel, into close relation to the bearing 51, the pins 52 being mounted in the disk 4:8 at right angles to the grain of the wood from which the disk is fashioned. As will be readily understood, the pins 52 serve to prevent a, splitting of the Wheel.

When the Wheels are mounted in place upon the axle spindles, cotter pins or the like 53, are inserted through openings 54,

extended through the bearings 39 and through the axle spindles 47.

Owing to the fact that the bearin 39 extends into the axle, as shown at 44, t e axle is increasedin strength at its Weakest point, namely, the 'point 'Where the spindle 47 merges into the axle proper. The strength a of the, axle is increased further, by reason of the fact that the end of the axle is surrounded by the band 46. .Moreover, owing to the fact that the bearing 29 is toothed at vehicle from the blanks 19, 80 and 40. Owing.

to the fact that these flat metal blanks are employed in fashioning the bearings,- and owing to the fact that the longitudinal edges of the blanks are not connected, the expense of providing a tubular bearing is avoided. Rotation of the blanks upon their inclosed spindles is prevented. by the teeth, of which the elements 41 may be taken as typical. The tongues 21 and 43 serve to housethe ends of the spindles, and to maintain, in the case of the Wheel, the bearing 51 assembled with the disk 48 and with the blocks 6L9.

In order to simplify .the illustration, the novel elements of the structure have been shown in connection with a small, inexpensive vehicle, but these details are applicable With equal propriety, to a vehicle of any size.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is:

1. In a device of. theclass described, a supporting element provided with a spindle; a bearing surrounding the spindle and havemme ing its longitudinal edges free, the bearing being provided with teeth at one end, the toothed end of the bearing being inserted into the supporting element to prevent a rotation of the bearing on the spindle and to prevent a, separation of the edges oi the bearing.

2. In a device of the class described, a supporting element provided With a spindle; a bearing surrounding the spindle and having its longitudinal edges free, the bearing being provided with teeth upon one end, the toothed end of the bearing being driven into the supporting element; end a band surrounding the supporting element in elinement with the teeth carrying end of the bearing.

3. In a device of the class described, a supporting element provided with a spindle; a bearing surrounding the spindle and having its longitudinal edges free, one end of the bearing being inserted into the supporting element, and the other end. of the bearing being provided with a plurality of tongues, I

engularly disposed with respect to the ngris of the bearing, the tongues engaging the end of the spindle.

4-. in a device of the class described, a, supporting element provided With a spindle; a bearing surrounding the spindle and hem ing its longitudinal edges free, one end of the bearing being provided with teeth, the toothed end of the bearing being inserted into the supporting element, the bearing being provided at its other end with a pinmelity of tongues, the tongues being angularly disposed with respect to the axis of the bearing, and being engaged with the end of the spindle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ROBERT A. SALE. iVitnesses:

V. A. SMITH, l E. PERKINS. 

